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San Remigio | |
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Municipality of San Remigio | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 11°00′N 123°57′E / 11°N 123.95°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Visayas |
Province | Cebu |
District | 4th district |
Founded | 1863 |
Barangays | 27 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• mayor of San Remigio[*] | Alfonso C. Pestolante |
• Vice Mayor | Mariano R. Martinez |
• Representative | Janice Z. Salimbangon |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 42,630 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 95.27 km2 (36.78 sq mi) |
Elevation | 8.0 m (26.2 ft) |
Highest elevation | 81 m (266 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 65,744 |
• Density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
• Households | 16,707 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 35.14 |
• Revenue | ₱ 180.3 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 512.3 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 212.2 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 173.1 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Cebu 2 Electric Cooperative (CEBECO 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6011 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)32 |
Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
Website | sanremigio |
San Remigio, officially called the Municipality of San Remigio (Cebuano: Lungsod sa San Remigio; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Remigio), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 65,744 people.[3]
San Remigio is bordered to the north by Medellin, to the west is Tañon Strait then Bantayan Island, to the east is the City of Bogo and the town of Tabogon, and to the south is Tabuelan. It is 108 kilometres (67 mi) from Cebu City.
San Remigio celebrates its annual fiesta on 15 and 16 May in honor of their patron saints, St. Isidore the Farmer and St. John Nepomucene. The parish, which was founded in 1864, celebrated its 150th anniversary in May 2014.